Last of the Wild Horses is a 1948 American Western film directed by Robert L. Lippert and starring James Ellison, Mary Beth Hughes and Jane Frazee.

Duke Barnum, a rogue cowboy just outside of Jacksonville Oregon, appears to be planning to rob a stagecoach when he spots three men trying to catch a small horse thief.

The ranch is owned by Charlie Cooper, a man who is running other local small ranchers out of business, but worse than that, he is depleting the herds of wild horses all around.

Meanwhile at the Double C Ranch, Charlie Cooper's daughter Jane finally convinces him to not be so aggressive in obtaining horses from the wild.

But, Riley, an unscrupulous individual who has been taking over more responsibility for the Double C Ranch over the years, has no intention with complying with this new imposition.

Based on testimony from others, primarily Riley and his group of guys at the Double C Ranch, Duke is found guilty.

Remedy reads it and it's a blackmail letter to Riley from one of his fellow ranch hands, Hank, saying he needs more money or else he'll reveal who really killed Charlie Cooper.